angiotensins
Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. It is part of the renin–angiotensin system, which regulates blood pressure. Angiotensin also stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex to promote sodium retention by the kidneys.
Research
164,911 papers- Angiotensins in Alzheimer's disease - friend or foe?Trends in neurosciences · 2009
- Angiotensins and Their Receptors in Cardiac and Vascular Injury.Current hypertension reviews · 2016
- [Angiotensins as neuromodulators].Postepy biochemii · 2012
- Regulatory role of brain angiotensins in the control of physiological and behavioral responses.Brain research. Brain research reviews · 1992
- New bioactive angiotensins formation pathways and functional involvements.Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne · 2004
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Precursor and types
- Angiotensinogen
- Angiotensin I
- Angiotensin II
- Production
- Degradation
- Physiological effects
- Pharmacological significance
- Angiotensin III
- Angiotensin IV
- Adipic
- Cardiovascular
- Neural
- Adrenal
- Renal
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. It is part of the renin–angiotensin system, which regulates blood pressure. Angiotensin also stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex to promote sodium retention by the kidneys.
An oligopeptide, angiotensin is a hormone and a dipsogen. It is derived from the precursor molecule angiotensinogen, a serum globulin produced in the liver. Angiotensin was isolated in the late 1930s (first named "angiotonin" or "hypertensin", later renamed "angiotensin" as a consensus by the 2 groups that independently discovered it) and subsequently characterized and synthesized by groups at the Cleveland Clinic and Ciba laboratories.